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The Hôtel Carnavalet, built by Pierre Lescot in 1548, is the only example of a Paris house to survive from the middle of the sixteenth century. It was remodeled in 1660-61 by François Mansart. He made an unusual disposition by carrying the principal rooms on the first floor round all four sides of the court, instead of interrupting them on the street front as was normally done. This meant that the façade on the street was all of the same height, instead of consisting, as usual, of two high pavilions joined by a lower central section.
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